Numbers 31:2-4

Common English Bible

² Take just reparations for the Israelites from the Midianites. Afterward you will join your ancestors.

³ Moses spoke to the people: “Equip some of your men for battle so that they may go against Midian and execute the Lord’s just punishment against Midian. ⁴ You will send out for battle one thousand from each of the tribes of Israel.”